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As much as I loved going to Hawaii, it is awesome to be back home with my pups watching football this weekend!! 

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Great pics looks a beautiful place

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In Cozumel Mexico today. Went on a catamaran and snorkeling. Beautiful place. Looking forward to Uxmal tomorrow which was first built between 600-300BC.  

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4 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

In Cozumel Mexico today. Went on a catamaran and snorkeling. Beautiful place. Looking forward to Uxmal tomorrow which was first built between 600-300BC.  

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lucky fucker, lol, it bloody snowed here Tuesday ffs

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Uxmal is a bucket list experience for me. I love North, Central, and South American Pyramids, especial the ones started BC. Uxmal was a city state of 25k to 30k before being abandoned in 1500AD because of severe drought and famine. It is one of the only meso American city states to have no written or archeological evidence of human sacrifice. 

 

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Planning for late August Barcelona and Mallorca or Rome and Sicily. Very hard choice to make. 

Some of the places I visited last year or so... Netherlands up and down, impressive country. Nature, canals, people, architecture, art... Every corner is beautiful. Smaller villages oh my. Breathtaking! Amsterdam what to say... Nightlife is different level, what a spectacular vibe and unique place. Spent around 2 months just there. Will always come back. 

Belgium is pretty nice too. Went to Gent and Antwerp. Gent especially is cool. 

Western Germany hmm... I mean it's nice all those cities Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Cologne but something was missing. Definitely in a shadow of other countries I mentioned. 

Switzerland is so clean and beautiful but at the same time not my cup of tea. Picnics at the lakes and by the rivers are cool but it's dead in the night. After 8 actually. Went to Basel, Luzern and Zurich. OK Zurich has some metropolitan vibe but other places no. Boring for me personally cannot imagine living there. Nice to visit tho. 

Strasbourg is so fucking cool as well. Fairytale place. Cathédrale more impressive then the one in Cologne for example. Paris couple hours away with train. Germany and Switzerland so close. I'm glad they are basically our second team now. Alsace wine is must. I'm huge red wine lover. 

Been to Budapest again for Sziget festival last summer. Meet some Americans before who are like Budapest is most amazing place and in general people are always impressed and putting Budapest in top3 or top5 European cities. For me personally, I cannot see it. Not even close I mean compared to my favourite cities. It's not bad don't get me wrong just way overhyped. 

I don't like those excursions a couple of hours, day or two somewhere. You cannot really feel the place. Stay longer to get full experience. 

Will focus on Mediterranean countries in next period. Cheers. 

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On 29/03/2020 at 09:04, Tomo said:

 Went to Milan in the middle for a few days aswell purely to see the San Siro (as it's being demolished soon).

Looks like it won't happen anytime soon. Will host winter Olympics in 2026 and Inter and Milan new stadium project is going so slow. 

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23 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Planning for late August Barcelona and Mallorca or Rome and Sicily. Very hard choice to make. 

If you're doing the latter I would recommend to add Pompeii to the list aswell, really surreal experience being in the ruins and on top of the volcano (although you will have to book in advance for the latter, I didn't and got extremely lucky by getting the last spot while I was there). The City also has a very relaxed pace which was much needed after a few days in Naples (same will apply to Rome).

I do agree Budapest is overhyped in terms of tourism but the nightlife is something else (the instant nightclub especially is bonkers).

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23 minutes ago, Tomo said:

If you're doing the latter I would recommend to add Pompeii to the list aswell, really surreal experience being in the ruins and on top of the volcano (although you will have to book in advance for the latter, I didn't and got extremely lucky by getting the last spot while I was there). The City also has a very relaxed pace which was much needed after a few days in Naples (same will apply to Rome).

I do agree Budapest is overhyped in terms of tourism but the nightlife is something else (the instant nightclub especially is bonkers).

My father's best man had his jeep stolen in Naples just last week. Thanks for advice. Was thinking to take a flight from Rome to Palermo/Catania but that area is definitely something I would like to visit especially Amalfi coast. 

About Budapest, I couldn't really experience any nightlife in the city because I was at the festival every night. 

Currently I am closer to chose Spain option for this summer even tho I finished super level Italian duolingo course lol

How did you liked Belgrade?

 

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16 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

My father's best man had his jeep stolen in Naples just last week. Thanks for advice. Was thinking to take a flight from Rome to Palermo/Catania but that area is definitely something I would like to visit especially Amalfi coast. 

About Budapest, I couldn't really experience any nightlife in the city because I was at the festival every night. 

Currently I am closer to chose Spain option for this summer even tho I finished super level Italian duolingo course lol

How did you liked Belgrade?

 

Unfortunently I didn't get much tourist stuff in as I spent the first few days partying then the days I specifically set aside for the tourist stuff i fell ill (I think through the pollution which i read Belgrade is something like #9 in the world and by far the worst in Europe).

I did manage to get to a Red Star game though (I can't remember the opponents but it was the same day we played Arsenal at home last season).

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We are contemplating trying to explore Chautauqua Lake (NY) a bit this summer, with a vaca rental for a week through https://www.newyorkrentalbyowner.com/search/chautauqua-lake. What are your favorite areas that are maybe not as packed as others?

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8 hours ago, WillyMillyNilly said:

Greenland has been top on my list for a long time. I studied geology with a glaciology emphasis in college and really want to see Greenland before it is further diminished by climate change.

My wife has been on me for years about an Iceland trip.